FRN 202 - Intermediate French II, 4 credit hours

Notes: Required of all French majors and minors

Prerequisite(s): FRN 201 or equivalent recommended.
This course is the second half of the intermediate French program at Baldwin Wallace University. FRN 201 or at least 3-4 years of high school experience is required to enter the class. Intermediate French II continues to develop students’ skills in grammar, speaking, listening, reading, writing, cultural awareness, and critical thinking. Emphasis during class is on communicative activities. Students will frequently work with partners and in group format on exercises, dialogues, problem solving activities, research on cultural topics, and discussions. The program for French 201 makes use of a variety of media (audio files, informational texts, literary texts, film), and is based on French and Francophone cultural topics. Small group conversation sections and are part of the lab component of the course and designed to further students’ proficiency in speaking French. The course also provides individualized guidance in composition writing. One of the goals of French 202 is making interdisciplinary connections; upon completion of French 202, students should be familiar with the socio-cultural landscape of contemporary France: socioeconomic issues, the symbols and cultural icons of France; and multiculturalism in France and the Francophone world. French 202 aims to teach French language and culture as part of a broader goal of increasing understanding of the world in a global context; it encourages reflections on the differences between U.S. and French and Francophone cultures and fosters critical thinking about such thematic issues as cultural diversity, globalization, and identity which extends into the global arena. This course serves as the prerequisite for upper-level courses in the French curriculum.